HONG KONG - Hong Kong’s iconic Chungking Mansions, located in the bustling Tsim Sha Tsui district, is a melting pot of cultures, traditions, languages and cuisines. It has been featured in numerous films, including director Wong Kar-wai’s 1994 film “Chungking Express.”
Looking back on her decision to leave Hong Kong with her family just before the territory’s handover from Britain to China 25 years ago, Mary still believes she made the right call.
“We just didn’t trust the Chinese government,” she told reporters, using a pseudonym.
She was not the only one.
Government estimates show that hundreds of thousands of people quit Hong Kong in the years that preceded the handover for a new life overseas many citing fears of a future under Beijing’s thumb.
As the territory celebrated the handover’s 25th anniversary yesterday, with posters proclaiming “a new era of stability, prosperity and
Looking back on her decision to leave Hong Kong with her family just before the city's handover from Britain to China 25 years ago, Mary still believes she made the right call.